Longhorn Park

If we had brought a kite, we could fly it in this part mommy!

I see SLIDES!

Look at the cool monkey bars!

This is my favorite part.

Come on!  Let's go on an adventure! 

Whoa!  Look!

More exercise stuff?

Have you ever seen a rock this big?

This exercise is the jumping one.  Climb up & jump off.  See?

Mommy says:  Longhorn Park in Cedar Hill (425 E Parkerville Rd) is a small park with plenty of room for adventure!  There is a playground structure, a covered pavilion, an exercise course along 1/2 mile paved trail, and a nicely treed area, great for exploring.  There is a water fountain at the park, but no restroom.

B. F. Phillips Community Park

Another guest review from the Bobbsey Twins , thanks again!

North playground:

 North restrooms:

Picnic pavilion:

 Central playground/art:

 Baseball fields:

 Dog park, under construction.

B. F. Phillips Community Park in Frisco (3335 4th Army Memorial) has 2 playgrounds (North & Central), 3 restrooms, baseball, softball, & soccer fields, and there is currently construction in progress on the dog park.  (The park's master plan is here.)  There are also working water fountains and a picnic pavilion.

J.R. Newman Park

Guest review  - The Bobbsey Twins' Big Adventure at a Splash Park.  ;)  

(If you don't know who the Bobbsey Twins are, I suppose I am aging myself.)

 Splash Park!

 (Aren't these two adorable?!)

 A "barn" to play in.

 Horses to ride.

 A place for the smaller kids.

 Basketball.

 Great place for a picnic.

 Plenty of room to kick a ball, fly a kite, or play a game of tag.

J.R. Newman Park in Frisco (8211 Twin Falls Dr) is a great place to cool off in the summer, or climb around any other time of the year.  The playground, splash park, basketball court, & pavilion are all enclosed in a fenced area.  There are large fields to play in just outside the fenced area.  There is a working water fountain, but no restroom.

Getzendaner Park

Can we climb the trees?

What?  This is just 1 of the the playgrounds?  There are more?  (This was The Boy's favorite of the 3.)

I can walk on that balance beam mommy.

Woohoo, look at me!

That's a lot of swings.

More swings?

That looks like a good place for a picnic with my friends.

Butterflies!

See this playground (#2)?  We can have slide races here!

A water fountain by the slides?  That seems like a good idea, huh mommy?

There's more swings here too?

Let's go!

*Broken slide on the side of this playground, June 2011.*

Maybe next time we could fly a kite here!

Look at this tube slide!  (Playground #3 - barrier free.)

There's a tire swing over there mommy, let's go!

A maze?  What?  How do we get out of it?

Here I go...

Check it out - there's a squirrel in this tree stump. (Click on this pic to see it better, it's great!)

I went on an adventure across this bridge!

Mommy says: Getzendaner Park in Waxahachie (400 S Grand Ave) is a 33 acre, very well shaded, park full of things to do.  There are 3 different playgrounds, a maze, lots of open grassy areas, picnic tables, and a creek.  One of the 3 playgrounds is a barrier-free playground (next to the maze, which would also accommodate a wheelchair), but it appears to be a combo exercise course/barrier-free playground.  Chautaugua Auditorium, built in 1902!, is housed at the park.  The park serves as the entry point to Waxahachie's nearly 8 mile trail system.  There are plenty of restrooms around the park & it is well off the beaten path, so there are no worries about traffic.  It is also right by the town's hospital, which is comforting to the parents of dare devils.  While this park is more than worth the visit if you enjoy the outdoors, at the time of our visit (June 2011) the playgrounds are in some disrepair, so it is not the ideal park if you are just looking for play structures.